Stevens-McAtee v. Potlatch Corp.

HORTON, Justice.

Cheryl Ann Stevens-McAtee (Appellant), personal representative of the estate of Claimant David Joel McAtee (McAtee), deceased, appeals from an order of the Industrial Commission of the State of Idaho (Commission) denying McAtee worker’s compensation benefits for the stated reason that he “failed to show his herniated disc was caused by a compensable accident.”

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

McAtee started working for Potlatch Corporation (Potlatch) in 1999. He handled wood products by hand and drove a Hyster, which is an enormous specialized forklift used to move large…